One Woman Campaigns To Honor Northeast Wyoming's Fallen Soldiers

(Gillette, Wyo.) Christine Bestgen's son, Dennis, was killed while serving
in Afghanistan in 2011.
Since then, she has worked with the Honor and Remember Flag project, to
help present memorial flags to Gold Star Families across Wyoming, Montana,
and the Dakotas. She is currently the President of the South Dakota Gold
Star Mothers.
This past Saturday at the Wyoming Sportsman Expo, Bestgen organized a
presentation ceremony for three families in the area. Her mission is to
expand to include fallen heroes from the Vietnam and Korean War eras as
well as more recent casualties of war. She has already presented to a
Vietnam-era family in Upton.
Tomorrow she hopes to meet with Mayor Carter-King and the City Council to
discuss flying the flag of remembrance on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and
the Fourth of July. For more information on the symbolism of the Honor and
Remember Flag, visit honorandremember.org .
*Photo h/t Christine Bestgen // Pitchengine Communities*
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One Woman Campaigns To Honor Northeast Wyoming's Fallen Soldiers

(Gillette, Wyo.) Christine Bestgen's son, Dennis, was killed while serving
in Afghanistan in 2011.
Since then, she has worked with the Honor and Remember Flag project, to
help present memorial flags to Gold Star Families across Wyoming, Montana,
and the Dakotas. She is currently the President of the South Dakota Gold
Star Mothers.
This past Saturday at the Wyoming Sportsman Expo, Bestgen organized a
presentation ceremony for three families in the area. Her mission is to
expand to include fallen heroes from the Vietnam and Korean War eras as
well as more recent casualties of war. She has already presented to a
Vietnam-era family in Upton.
Tomorrow she hopes to meet with Mayor Carter-King and the City Council to
discuss flying the flag of remembrance on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and
the Fourth of July. For more information on the symbolism of the Honor and
Remember Flag, visit honorandremember.org .
*Photo h/t Christine Bestgen // Pitchengine Communities*
#county17 #news